Dave McCallister Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 7 hours ago, AKwelder said: She burns 30,000 gallons a day, and can you say "GET SOME!" Step 6 in the start up procedure is to call and order 100,000 of fuel. The fuel meter looks like the Grizwold's electric meter on Christmas Eve. It is crazy how much the legacy pumps would do I had no clue. I knew the one at the flooded mines had tankers coming all the time, but 30,000/day is wild. Thanks for the info. Love your thread D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Dave McCallister said: I had no clue. I knew the one at the flooded mines had tankers coming all the time, but 30,000/day is wild. Thanks for the info. Love your thread D Thanks. Glad you all enjoy it Here is the station power this picture is a running IH Solar Saturn generator still powering the station today, produces 800Kw and runs great. There are over 94,000 hours on the control panel, but we don't know how many times it's been rebuilt or the engine swapped. I dont think this engine has been swapped since 2011, and has been running since last year non-stop so they will shut it down soon for routine maintenance. She burns though 1200 gallons a day. They were great when the price of diesel was so low because they are so reliable. Now they are not very economical to run on liquid fuels. The one they have at Pump station 2 has been running on natural gas and I heard they had gone 18 months without shutting it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowrosefarm Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 So at pump price, about $1,000,000/year for the fuel? Love seeing the pictures of all this interesting stuff and amazed at the snow. It was 86 here last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevingweq Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Holy Guacamole ! ! ! 30 thousand gallons a day My knees get weak when I have to fill my 110 gal truck tank.... Great pix AK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 8 hours ago, yellowrosefarm said: So at pump price, about $1,000,000/year for the fuel? Love seeing the pictures of all this interesting stuff and amazed at the snow. It was 86 here last weekend. I think your a bit low, it's a $60,000 to $120,000 a day when you pay 2 to 4 dollars a gallon. Now remeber they get a volume discount, and how, but they truck the fuel three hours each way for this station. So if we run it for 30 days at 60,000 a day it's 1,800,000 a month. That Solar is a miser compared to the Rolls glad you enjoy the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12_Guy Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 9 hours ago, AKwelder said: I think your a bit low, it's a $60,000 to $120,000 a day when you pay 2 to 4 dollars a gallon. Now remeber they get a volume discount, and how, but they truck the fuel three hours each way for this station. So if we run it for 30 days at 60,000 a day it's 1,800,000 a month. That Solar is a miser compared to the Rolls glad you enjoy the pictures I think he was talking about the IH Solar. 1200*2.5*365= approx $1mil. Love the pics and info about your travels. Any other pics of the Solar? I assume that it provides all electrical power for the station? Any other generator for a backup? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 4 hours ago, 12_Guy said: I think he was talking about the IH Solar. 1200*2.5*365= approx $1mil. Love the pics and info about your travels. Any other pics of the Solar? I assume that it provides all electrical power for the station? Any other generator for a backup? Thanks That makes more sense, than, sorry for the mix up. The pipeline and its pump stations were designed when fuel was cheap and the best reliability was a turbine. It's an interesting to me because that is why IH was into turbines. The original pipeline had no power or pumps that were piston engines, all turbines. there is a second Solar in the next building, and then a small diesel generator in a van that does not have the snort to power the whole station, but keeps things going until they get the Solar lit. Most of the critical items on station have a battery back up, can run without power, or like the rolls royce can make thier own power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Drove in last night, the hills were freshly snow capped and it was bright pictures dont do so well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 After another week in a half out of town I finished up and drove in Monday, took the kids trick or treating tonight and heading to Minnesota for surgery with my oldest boy . He is getting good at sleeping in airports We should have diner at moms house, then up in the morning and off to surgery across the cities. My tail is starting to drag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Best of luck to you guys and his surgery. Will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Sledgehammer said: Best of luck to you guys and his surgery. Will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 8 hours ago, Sledgehammer said: Best of luck to you guys and his surgery. Will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. X2 Prayers for good results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 15 hours ago, bitty said: X2 Prayers for good results Thank you bitty, I appreciate it Just drove across Minneapolis metro and got to the hospital, left early just in case the traffic was bad. My boys is asleep in the back seat which is best since he can't eat or drink. We go in in about an hour, start pre op at 10:30, surgery at 12:30 hopefully out by 3:30 We will go to the Mall of America afterwards and have a kids favorite meal, Burger King whopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillskinefarms Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Hope all goes well with your son. This might be a stupid question, but is there Burger King in Alaska? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 16 minutes ago, hillskinefarms said: Hope all goes well with your son. This might be a stupid question, but is there Burger King in Alaska? Thank you and regarding BK, None in fairbanks anymore, so we are deprived of whoppers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 Update. We have had a successful surgery and have gotten back to Mom and Dads. Thank you all for you thoughts, prayers, and wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12_Guy Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 That's good news! Will be thinking of you folks. Hope for a speedy recovery. Safe travels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 38 minutes ago, 12_Guy said: That's good news! Will be thinking of you folks. Hope for a speedy recovery. Safe travels. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMiller Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 3 hours ago, AKwelder said: Update. We have had a successful surgery and have gotten back to Mom and Dads. Thank you all for you thoughts, prayers, and wishes. Good deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poor farmer/logger Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Great news here's hoping for a speedy recovery/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1468 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Good to hear everything went well with surgery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 58 minutes ago, NY1468 said: Good to hear everything went well with surgery! X2^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Good deal. He has to have something every so often right? Chest related....iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 27 minutes ago, TroyDairy said: Good deal. He has to have something every so often right? Chest related....iirc This is my oldest, he has vascular issues in his right leg. Right now we are on 3 surgerys a year. That can change as the doc recommends. While in the womb he had a embryonic vascular system in his leg, and he grew his normal vascular system. With the rest of us the embryonic system dies off, his didn't. With two vascular systems and one arterial system there is potential for problems. But it turns out that his grandparents live 45 minutes from one of the worlds experts, Gods answers prayers my youngest boy has a chest issue, his shoulders and ribs are twisted on his spine, it seems to be very minor and not bothering him thank you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 no prob bud. Have great rest of trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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